United States of America: Texas Attorney General lawsuit against TP-Link Systems over alleged deceptive marketing and data security risks

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
17 Feb 2026 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

17 Feb 2026
under deliberation

Office of the Attorney General filed lawsuit against TP-Link Systems over alleged deceptive marketing and data security risks

On 17 February 2026, the Office of the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, alleging deceptive marketing practices and claiming that the company allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) access to consumer devices. The complaint…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority